Mandelli's Mouse-eared Bat
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Mandelli's Mouse-Eared Bat (Myotis sicarius) is a species of vesper bat
in the Vespertilionidae family.
It can be found in the following countries: India
and Nepal
.
It is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane
s.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Vesper bat
Vesper bats , also known as Evening bats or Common bats, are the largest and best-known family of bats. They belong to the suborder Microchiroptera . There are over three hundred species distributed all over the world, on every continent except Antarctica...
in the Vespertilionidae family.
It can be found in the following countries: India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
.
It is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane
Montane
In biogeography, montane is the highland area located below the subalpine zone. Montane regions generally have cooler temperatures and often have higher rainfall than the adjacent lowland regions, and are frequently home to distinct communities of plants and animals.The term "montane" means "of the...
s.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Participants of CBSG CAMP Workshop: Status of South Asian Chiroptera 2004. Myotis sicarius. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.